Trump comments on Istanbul attack, says US must keep 'horrible terrorism outside' country

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Donald Trump reacted Tuesday afternoon to the deadly attack at an Istanbul airport, saying the US must do "everything possible" to keep such "horrible terrorism outside" the country.

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"Yet another terrorist attack, this time in Turkey. Will the world ever realize what is going on?" Trump asked in a tweet.

"So sad," he added.

In a follow-up tweet, he said: "We must do everything possible to keep this horrible terrorism outside the United States."

Istanbul's governor said 28 people had been killed and 60 wounded in the attack on the airport.

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Trump drew criticism the last time he commented in the aftermath of a terror attack. Following the Orlando nightclub shooting earlier this month, he tweeted that he didn't "want congrats" for "being right" about the dangers posed by terrorists.

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